Choco Education

We love meeting students. I was inspired to start this business when I was 12 so I think school-aged kids can get a lot out of what we do: the role of small business in community, finding your passion and of course learning how chocolate is made!

TY WORK EXPERIENCE
Are you interested in artisan food production and/or discovering the benefits of working in small business? Because it’s just 2 of us working here it is easy for us to provide TY work placements, placements can be Mon-Thus 10-2pm. Get in touch.

SCHOOL GROUP VISIT OPTIONS

Mini-tours – A visit to our workshop is a great way for students to get inspired about ‘what is possible’ we have converted the granny flat at the back of our own home into a Bean-to-Bar chocolate factory! We do a short talk about how we make chocolate, the alternative sugars we use, the health benefits of good chocolate, Fairtrade and the chocolate industry in general. We also taste chocolate of course! This can be catered to the subject you are covering in class, from entrepreneurship to food training and safety etc.

Class visit – talk – Allison can come out to Clonakilty schools to do a short talk about how we make chocolate, the alternative sugars we use, the health benefits of good chocolate, Fairtrade and the chocolate industry in general. She will bring along props, photos and we taste chocolate of course!

Class visit – hands on workshop – Allison can come out to schools in Co Cork and do 2 hour chocolate making workshops, we cover everything in the talk above while making chocolates, lollies and/or chocolate bars for the students to take home!

Free Visits during Fairtrade Fortnight

Each year during Fairtrade fortnight we visit local schools to give free talks about chocolate making & Fairtrade farming, as well as free open days to our chocolate workshop for mini-tours and tasting for both schools and the general public. Fairtrade fortnight runs at the end of February/start of March each year – please get in touch if you would like to learn about what we do, how we make chocolate and why Fairtrade is so important.